Luciano Noh Tzul Retires

If you have visited Akumal, or more specifically Lol-Ha, in the
last 16 years, you have more than likely met Luciano. He has been a fixture at Lol-Ha and has served many a
drink along with many a smile, and I am sure many of you have a photo that
was taken with him; I know I have several. It is with mixed emotions
that we share the news about his retirement. For entirely selfish
reasons we hate to see him go, but for Luciano and his family we are
happy.

We, at Sac-Be.com, wish Luciano the very best in his
retirement and thank him for all he has done for everyone over the
years!

A few facts about Luciano:

Luciano Antonio Noh Tzul began working at Lol-Ha on Dec. 7, 1996.

He has four children, all married, and currently seven grandchildren, the oldest
of whom is 16.

He is from Chankom, Yucatán, between Valladolid and Merida, but
now lives in Mérida.

Here's what some of his co-workers at Lol-Ha have to say about
Luciano:

Laura Bush Wolfe, Owner: "Luciano has always been a very loyal and hard worker! He showed his
appreciation to us for his job in very special ways. Every year he
would dedicate a mass to David and me, to give thanks for the
opportunity to work with us! He was not just a dedicated hard worker,
he also leads an exemplary life! He is still in excellent physical
shape, working out and jogging as part of his regimen of fitness. Very
commendable! We truly will miss him and hope he comes to visit us when
he can."

Sam Jimenez, Bar Manager: "He was a fixture of the Snack Bar.
As we said, 'A visit to Akumal was not complete without swimming with
the turtles or posing for a photo with Luciano.' We wish him luck in
this new chapter of his life in Mérida, close to his family."

Walter Canul, Food & Beverage Manager: "I enjoyed working
with Luciano. He was attentive to the customers, and always happy and
smiling."

Where is he from?Luciano
is from Chankom, where he was a waiter
for many years. From
1965–1975 he worked in Chichén Itzá as a bartender and as a guide for
tourists and photographers. He got his high school education during this
time.
He then returned to Mérida and became a bartender for special events and
private parties. He came to Akumal looking for something different. He
enjoys traveling and he says that here he could save money; in the city
he could
only spend money.

Special memoryIn 1965 he traveled by bus to
Playa del Carmen and then drove a motorcycle from there to Tulum. He
still carries the photo of himself taken during that trip. He stopped in Akumal on his way to Tulum and
remembers with a smile that all that was here were lots of coconut trees
and a very small kitchen. At that time of his life he traveled to many
places, some he hopes to go back to.

Something people don't knowIn 1962 he met Pablo
Bush at Chichén Itzá. Luciano was 15 at the time and he remembers
learning that Señor Bush owned this land on the coast, which he had
bought in 1959. Another big coincidence is that the Bush family used
to go to Mérida to the hotel where he worked. He remembers Laura Bush,
Pablo's daughter and the current owner of Lol-Ha, as a
small girl. When he met Laura's mother, he told her he knew her husband
from Chichén Itzá. Interesting how years later he worked at Lol-Ha.

Favorite thing to doTo read books and the
Reader's Digest. And, of course, to visit his family in Mérida.